The weekend jobs were completed which
included cleaning out the bait freezer which was really forced on me
as I always mix groundbait before a session and having to turn around
on Friday evening needed the space to store a couple of bucketfuls
that I put to good use next week.
Monday dawned and I tried to get out
overnight yet it wasn’t to be as the morning was taken up with a
dental appointment as well as covering the vegetable patch that I
have been slowly digging with weed control sheeting. Come the
afternoon I completed an Action Replay for Anglers Mail on the
session that saw a few grass carp caught last week and whilst doing
so felt the urge to visit my local animal feed supplier where I
stocked up with a sack of maize, crushed maize and hemp. I even
started soaking some for a session on Thursday. I also visited
Yateley Angling Centre to buy a couple of birthday presents for my
brothers 50th next week and whilst doing so had a good
catch up with Ruth who I hadn’t seen for what seems ages. I also
read Steve Collett’s views on the close season in last weeks
Anglers Mail and I have to say everything he said is exactly how I
feel on the situation. Unfortunately the youngsters of today don’t
share the same views as us! So as you can see it was well into the
afternoon before I managed to turn the computer off and put the
camera down, to late to head of for a night under the stars for eels,
however I did manage to grab the tench rods that were made up and
head of to Johnsons feeling good that I was well ahaead of myself
with work. I was glad to see that all the stars had long one,
probably chasing a different species at their top weights as the
crucians have now spawned. This is good as the lake has returned to
being peaceful and un-crowded. I headed to the dam, peg 16 as this
corner had the wind into it and once again it was raining. Casting
out a pellet lead with a small tutti boilie on one rod and a piece of
corn next to a groundbait feeder I was expecting this to score better
but I was wrong it was the tutti as seven tench, the best 6lb 9oz,
two crucians and surprisingly two double figured commons came in the
next five hours.
Wednesday I started the boiling process
of all the particles that I have been soaking for the grass carp
session on Thursday along with sorting this kit and the tackle needed
for an afternoon guiding session on Friday.
Thursday dawned and all looked well.
The tackle was in the car and after dropping the girlfriend of I was
to meet my dad for a spot of grass carp fishing. Unfortunately this
didn’t happen as three miles from home the alternator packed up.
Finally with dad and the AA help I managed to get the lady to work
and get my car back home. Luckily dad lent me his car and after
getting a few niggling things done arrived at the lake around 3pm.
After spombing loads of particles out I sat back full of
expectations, yet it wasn’t to be and at dusk I returned home
without even a single bleep. I am now ninety percent sure what the
problem is as last week I watched an angler take the lake apart using
almost identical bait and rigs, however he was using a bait boat. It
hurts me to say this but in this instance having one would have given
me a massive advantage, yet am I going to get one, don’t be silly.
On Friday I spent an enjoyable few
hours with one of my favourite customers Ron and we headed to Lodge
Pond to try a few tactics including the helicopter rig and pellet
lead that he had wanted to see. The maggot heli-rig soon proved to be
useless due to the small roach so both rods were soon on the pellet
lead with either pellet, squidgee or corn on the hook. The session
proved far tougher than I had expected yet Ron still managed a best
bream weighing exactly six pounds plus a couple of slightly smaller
ones and a modest carp just as we called it a day. The weather was
great, as was the conversation and as we left we joked as the lake
had become busy with carp campers making the idyllic venue sounding
more like a building site with the constant banging of mallets and
bait boats being launched in all directions, don’t go there on a
weekend!
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